The key for Windsor Township is the early collaboration on the concept between township officials and stakeholders. A June ordinance provides for licensing and regulation of the park. These parameters will allow for the development to proceed with clarity of expectations.

The industrial park plan includes 10 parcels for tenants – which may include medical marijuana cultivators, processors, secure transporters, testing labs and suppliers – and could create up to 1,000 jobs. It could be completed by spring.

Others in the region – most notably the City of Lansing – could take notes on this strategic approach to embracing a new industry. Lansing City Council debated an ordinance for over two years, which allowed dispensaries to proliferate and has created an administrative